Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-25
grain or other freight suoh cars as are furnished

dally receipts or grain, other freicht to eact,
STATEN on side TRACKS, = ..,E =
Is, There shall in no case be moro than one
terminal charge for switching or transferring
any,. any car; Wae'hes t, the same is loaded Or
o. town II it ie necessary that any car
pass over the tracks OF more than one company.
within such oity Or town limits, in order to reach
TO its owner or owners, then the company first
switching or transferring such car shall be en-
titled to receive the entire charge to be made
therefor and shall be liable to the company or
companies doing the subsequent switching or
srpnsf erl1ns thereof for its ct their reasonable
and equitable share OF the compensation re-
ested therein can not agree upon the share
thereof which each is entitled to receive, the
ssrue shall be determined by the board Of rail-
cision thereon shall be hual and conclusive upon
all parties Interested, ana the said board are au-
thorized to establish such rules, regulations in
that behalf as to them may seem just aud rea..
sonabio and not in conflict with Ghis act.
SEC g. tD That every common carrier, SUBJ
ject TO the provisions Of this act, shall within
sixty tGO) days after this act shall take effect
print and thereafter keep for public inspecc ion,
schedules showing the classification, rates, fares
and charges for the transportation Of passengers
and property OF al! kinds and classes which
such common carrier has established, and
which are In forcc at the time, upon it's
railroad, az defined by the first section OF this
act, The schedule printed as aforesaid by
the places upon its railroad between
which property and passengers viii be
carried, and shall contain "classifieasions
OF freight in force upon the lines Of suoh rail-
road, q distance tariff, and q tabls Of intersta-
tion distances, and shall also state separately
the terminal charges, and any rules OR resnla-
mine any part OF the aggregate of such afore-
said rates. fares and charges. Such schedules
shat be plainly printed in LARGE type and copies,
for the use Of the public shall be KEPT tn every
depot or station upon any such railroad. in such
places and in snch form that they can be con-
venienJly inspected.
th> No change. OF classification shall be made.
and no change shall be made in the rates, fares
and charges, which have been established and
published as aforesaid, by any common car
rier, III compliance with the requirements Of this
section. except after ten lO) days public notice.
which notice shait plainly state the changes pro-
posed to be made in tho schedules then In force.
and the time when the changed schedules will
go into effect, aud the proposed changes will
be shown by printing new schedules or shall he
plainly indicated upon the schedules in force at
the time and kept for public inspection.
tc) And when any common carrier shall have
established and published it's classihcations,
rates, tares and charges in compliance with the
provisions OF this section, it. shall be unlawful
for such common carrier to charge, demand, COL
lect Or receive from any person Or persons a
greater or less compensation for the transporta-
tion OF passengers or property or for auy service
in connection herewith, than is specified in such
published schedule Of classidcations. rates.
fares and charges as may st the time be in force
Id Every common carrier subject to the pro.
visions of this act SHALL file with the commission
act, copies Of its schedules of cl4ssitications
rates, fares and charges which have been estab-
!ished III compliance with the requirements Of
this section, and shall promptly notify said
commission OK all changes proposed to be made
III the same. Livery common carrier shall also
tie with said commission copies OF all contracts,
mon carriers in relation to any trafaic Affected
by the provisions Of this act, to which con-
tracts asrefments Or ARRANGEMENTS 1t may be a
party. And in cases whore ss-ngsrs or freight
pass over lines or routes operated by ulore tla1
one common carrier and the several common
carriers operating such lines routes, esca biish
JOINT schedules OF rates Or fares, or charges ol
sshcatjons ter such lines oE routes, copies OF
such joint schedules shall also, In like manner
| l>a filed with said commission. Such joint
schedules OF rates, fare, charges and classitica
tlOns, for such llues, SO filed as aforesaid, shall
also be made public by sucn common car.
rier5 in ths same manner as hereinbefore pro-
viced fcr the publication Of tariff upon It's own
lines.
(c) That ir case the commission shall at any
time tiud Unav any part OF the tariffs Of rates
fares, charges or classiications SO fled and pub
l!shsd as he"e1ubefore provided, are in any re-
spec, unaqua! or unreasonable, it shall have che
power and is hereby authorized and directed tt
compel any common carrier to change the
sanan aud adopt such rate. fare, charge Q,
classification as said commission shall declar:
to be equal and reasonable. To which end the
commission shall, in writing, Inform such COM
mon carGfer. IN what respect such tariff OF rates
1ares, charges or cass1hcatlons are unequal snt
unreasonable, and shall recommend what tariffs
shall be substituted therefor.
III In case such common carrier shall neglect
or refuse FOR ten lOl days after such notice tt
substitute SUCH tariff Of rates, fares, charges c
ciassitcatiOns, or to adopt the saIne as recon
n,ended by the com mission, 1t shall be tht
duUy OF SAID commission to lmmedi2uely publish
such tariff Of rates, fares, charges and classtica
tions as they had declared to he equal and rea
sonable, aud cause the same to be posted at all
carrier in this state, and thereafter it shall
be unlawful for such common carrier to charge
or maintain higher or lower rate, fare, chargt
Or classification than that SO fixed and published
by sGid commission.
~ II any common carrier, subject to tn.
provisions OF this act, shall neglect
OF refuse to publish or file it's schedules o
classIfcatlons. rates. fares or charges anv par
thereof As provided in this section, or II an]
! common carrier shall refuse or neglect to carry
out such recommendation made aud published
by said commission, suoh common Carrier shal
be subject to q writ OF mandanus, to be is sued by
any judge OF the supreme court, of any Of the
district courts of this state upon applica ton O.
the commission, to compel compliance with The
requirements Of this secGion and with the rec
ommendation Of the commission, and failure
TO comply with the requirements Of sale
writ OF mandamus shall be punishaDl.
as and for contempt, and the salt
commission. as coulplainaats, may also apply
tn any such judge for o writ Of ipjunctloI
AGAINST such common carrier from receiving o.
transporting property or passengers within this
state until such common carrier shall have
coupled with The requirements of this section
and any wilful violation or failure TO comply
with such requirements or such recommendation
Of said commission. the court may award suci
costs; inclaaing counsel fees, by way ~. o
due dellberation thereon. RS may be inst
SEC g.. ta) That commission is hereby ere
sted and established, to be known as tine "Rall
road and Warehouse Commission Of the State
Of Minnesota, which shalt be composed Of three
commissioners, who shall be appointed by the
governor, by and with the advice and consen
Of the senate.
b] The commissioners first appointed under
this act shall continue iu office for the term OF
one, two and three years respectively. and until
their 4se are apd
1889; the term of each to be designated by the
governor, but their successors shall be appointed
for the term Of three years. and until THAR sue.
cessors are appointed and qualified, except that
any person chosen to fill 9 vacancy shall be ap'
pointed only for the unexpired term Of the com
missioner whom he shall succeed. Any com
for nsfieianey. neglect Of duty, or mai:
feasance In office Said commissioners shall
not engage in any other business, vocation
or employment while acting as such oommis
sioners No vacancy in the commission shall I'm
pair the right of the remaining commissioner
TO exercise all the powers Of the commission
@ g Se q s g
nor as provided In case OF original appoint
nents. Not more than two Of tho commission
ers appointed shall be members of The Same
political party. No person In the employ OF ol
holding any official relation TO any common car
rier subject the provisions Of this act, or an
law OF this state, or owning stocks Or bonds. o.
other property thereof or who IL IN any manner
interested therein, shall enter upon the dusie:
Of Or hold such Office.
Ia The decision OF majority of the commits
mission on all questions arising for It's eonsdera
tion. Before entering upon the duties OF his Of